Samjnana, Saṃjñāna, Sañjñāna, Sanjnana: 8 definitions
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Samjnana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSañjñāna (सञ्ज्ञान) refers to “wisdom”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.5 (“The Tripuras are fascinated).—Accordingly, as Arihan said to the Lord of the Three Cities: “O ruler of the Asuras, listen to my statement, pregnant with wisdom (sañjñāna-garbhita). It is the essence of the Vedānta and bears high esoteric importance. The entire universe is eternal. It has no creator nor it is an object of creation. It evolves itself and gets annihilated by itself. There are many bodies from Brahmā down to a blade of grass. They themselves are the gods for them. There is no other God. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishSañjñāna (सञ्ज्ञान).—a Wise; intelligent.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaṃjñāna (संज्ञान).—Knowledge, understanding.
Derivable forms: saṃjñānam (संज्ञानम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaṃjñāna (संज्ञान).—[adjective] causing unanimity or concord, [feminine] such a ceremony. [neuter] unanimity, harmony, agreement with ([locative] or [instrumental]), mutual or right understanding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saṃjñāna (संज्ञान):—[=saṃ-jñāna] [from saṃ-jñā] mf(ī)n. producing harmony, [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa]
2) [=saṃ-jñāna] [from saṃ-jñā] n. unanimity, harmony with ([locative case] or [instrumental case]), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] consciousness, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Aitareya-upaniṣad; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] right conception, [Pratijñā-sūtra]
5) [v.s. ...] perception (= saṃ-jñā), [Buddhist literature]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Saṃjñāna (संज्ञान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Saṃnaṇa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaṃjñāna (ಸಂಜ್ಞಾನ):—
1) [noun] knowledge derived through the sense organs.
2) [noun] one of the eight minor Vaiṣṇavaāgamas of Vaikhānasaāgama.
3) [noun] (jain.) the complete and absolute knowledge.
4) [noun] (Buddh.) knowledge of an object, derived from its name, appellation or other adjectival designations.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jnana, Sam, Shan, Can.
Starts with: Samjnanagarbhita, Samjnanana, Samjnanapamcaka, Samjnanasamhita, Samjnanasha.
Ends with: Asamjnana, Nadisamjnana, Paurushamjnana.
Full-text: Sannana, Samjnanana, Asamjnana, Nadisamjnana, Sangyaan, Samjnani, Naivasamjnanasamjnayatana, Vimalasamhita, Virasamhita, Vijayasamhita, Vijitasamhita, Jnanasamhita.
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Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)
9(b). Different Names of Prajñā < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
1. Concept of Expiation and the Term Prāyaścitta < [Chapter 1 - Expiatory Rites: Concept and Evolution]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Preliminary note on the ten concepts (daśa-saṃjñā) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 1.1.2 < [Adhikaraṇa 2 - Sūtra 2]
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)